Welcome back to The Conveyance Desk.

In Episode 15, we covered off-plan resale. Today we're looking at Hiba transfers—the transfer of property ownership by gift between eligible family members.

A Hiba transfer allows ownership to move from one person to another without any sale price being paid. The donor gives up ownership, the donee receives ownership, and a new title deed is issued by the Dubai Land Department (DLD).

The key benefit is the reduced DLD transfer fee of 0.125% of the assessed property value (minimum AED 2,000), compared with the standard 4% transfer fee on a sale.

Who Qualifies?

Hiba is generally available between:

• Parent and child
• Child and parent
• Husband and wife

Proof of relationship is mandatory and may require attestation a ...